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ON PREMISES \"A\": FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH A REAR DECK AT THE 2ND FLOOR LEVEL AND AN EXTERIOR BALCONY AT THE 4TH FLOOR FRONT. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON APPLICATION/PLANS. FOR USE AS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. ON PREMISES \"B\" THROUGH \"I\": THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH A REAR DECK AT THE 2ND FLOOR LEVEL AND AN EXTERIOR BALCONY AT THE 4TH FLOOR FRONT. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON APPLICATION/PLANS. FOR USE AS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING WITH TWO (2) INTERIOR, ACCESSORY PARKING SPACES, ACCESSED BY A SHARED DRIVEWAY EASEMENT. ON PREMISES \"A.1\": FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON APPLICATION/PLANS. FOR USE AS NON-ACCESSORY STRUCTURED PARKING WITH ONE (1) PARKING SPACE ACCESSED BY A SHARED DRIVEWAY EASEMENT. SEE A/P NO 526348 FOR SUBDIVISION PLANS, SEE A/P NO 548243 FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION PLANS."},{"number":"569017","date":"2014-10-22","work":"Zoning admin review","type":"ZP_ADMIN","description":"ZONING ADMIN REVIEW","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-10-22","scope":"TO AMEND A/P NO 548245 TO ADD A ROOF DECK AND PILOT HOUSE TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED STRUCTURE. FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH A REAR DECK AT THE 2ND FLOOR LEVEL, AN EXTERIOR BALCONY AT THE 4TH FLOOR FRONT AND A ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY A PILOT HOUSE. FOR USE AS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING WITH TWO (2) INTERIOR, ACCESSORY PARKING SPACES, ACCESSED BY A SHARED DRIVEWAY EASEMENT. SEE A/P NO 561089 FOR APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"576247","date":"2014-12-24","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-09-06","scope":"PROPOSED (4) STORY, SFD, WITH OFF STREET, (2) CAR GARAGE, ROOF TOP DECK WITH PILOT HOUSE - TOWNHOUSE \"C\" AS NOTED ON ATTACHED DRAWING. (SEE AP #575338 FOR PLANS, REVIEW AND DOCUMENTS)"},{"number":"603819","date":"2015-04-23","work":"Zoning admin review","type":"ZP_ADMIN","description":"ZONING ADMIN REVIEW","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-04-23","scope":"TO AMEND A/P NO 569017 TO ENLARGE PREVIOUSLY APPROVE PILOT HOUSE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS/APPLICATION. SEE A/P NO 597838 FOR APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"612340","date":"2015-05-26","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-12-14","scope":"FOR AMENDMENT OF BUILDING PERMIT# 576247, ISSUED FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OF FOUR (4) STORY ABOVE GRADE PLANE SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING, TO EXTEND PREVIOUSLY APPROVED RESIDENTIAL ELEVATOR TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ROOF DECK LEVEL & FOR REVISIONS IN FRAMING & LAYOUT. SEE ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT# 608411 FOR APPROVED AMENDED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS."},{"number":"642820","date":"2015-12-14","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-09-06","scope":"NEW 2\" FIRE SERVICE. NEW PIPE, HANGERS, AND FITTINGS. NEW CITY APPROVED BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY,NEW BOOSTER PUMP, NEW FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTION. SPRINKLERS SYSTEM THROUGHOUT BUILDING IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R."},{"number":"663178","date":"2016-01-13","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-02-12","scope":"NEW 1\" WATER SERVICE HOUSE TRAP.FAI,HOUSE DRAIN & 5\" LATERAL PA1#2016-0111553 - 1 SET OF PLANS 7 APPLICATIONS 663167,663169,663171,663174,663176,663177,663178 \"SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\" - \"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"683578","date":"2016-04-12","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-09-06","scope":"FURNISH AND INSTALL WIRING FOR LIGHTING AND RECEPTACLES AND INSTLL 200AMP SINGLE PHASE SERVICE AS PER 2008 NEC (CC DISTRICT)"},{"number":"904803","date":"2018-10-18","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-11-09","scope":"AMEND PERMIT # 576247"},{"number":"999485","date":"2019-08-05","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-09-25","scope":"REPAIR WIRING BY FISHING ONLY AS PER 2014 NEC"},{"number":"986603","date":"2019-08-05","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-04-19","scope":"FURNISH AND INSTALL WIRING FOR THE FIRE PUMP AS PER ATTACHED DRAWINGS ALL WORK WILL COMPLY WITH CURRENT NEC CODES ELECTRICALLY CONNECT FIRE PUMP"},{"number":"989770","date":"2019-08-30","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-11-09","scope":"EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH PROPOSED NEW FIRE PUMP ROOM TO BE LOCATED UNDER THE STAIR AT CELLAR LEVEL. THE CELLAR FLOOR WITH BE REVISED TO ALLOW FOR 1-HR FIRE RATED ASSEMBLY ENCLOSURE UNDER THE STAIR FOR INSTALLATION OF FIRE PUMP PER VARIANCE AS GRANTED BY THE BOARD OF BUILDING STANDARDS - APPLICATION #636877 GRANTED 7-27-2018. TOWNHOUSE \"C\" AS NOTED ON THE ATTACHED DRAWINGS (OPA #05-5-1199-30)."},{"number":"GM-2022-010166","date":"2022-11-21","work":"Wall Covering Replacement","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-10-26","scope":"For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."},{"number":"GM-2023-004381","date":"2023-05-18","work":"Masonry Facade Replacement","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-10-26","scope":"For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."},{"number":"GM-2023-006829","date":"2023-07-27","work":"Roof Covering Replacement","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-09-20","scope":"For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2018,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2018,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2019,"k":"viol","w":"5 L&I violations"},{"y":2019,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Wall Covering Replacement"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Masonry Facade Replacement"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Roof Covering Replacement"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #548245: COMPLETED.","why":"Philadelphia says a zoning approval or Property Sales Certification can identify a use without proving that it was established under the Building Code. A change of use, unit count, exits, or fire rating can require a Building Permit and Certificate of Occupancy.","action":"Verify the lawful use, unit count, associated construction permits, and Certificate of Occupancy with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-certificate-of-occupancy/"},{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"2 permits not marked completed: 986603 (Expired), 989770 (Expired). At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.","why":"Issued work is not the same as approved final work. L&I uses final inspections and required certifications to close construction permits; expired, withdrawn, and completed are different City statuses.","action":"Open the permit file and confirm final inspections, holds, and any resulting occupancy certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"violations","level":"attention","title":"5 open L&I violations","finding":"7 violation rows are retained in the City ledger.","why":"Open notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. Standard initial notices generally have a 30-day appeal window; unsafe or imminently-dangerous notices have a much shorter window.","action":"Read the notice—not only the summary status—and confirm reinspection, fees, and appeal posture with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Sep 14, 2022","why":"Fire-protection certifications apply to the named system and inspection period only; they are not a whole-building safety certificate. Philadelphia generally requires annual sprinkler, standpipe, fire-alarm, special-hazard, and emergency-power inspections where those systems exist.","action":"Request the correction/reinspection and current filed certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"3 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Jan 24, 2019.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.","action":"Open the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"id":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.","action":"Obtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/get-a-property-tax-abatement/"}],"closingChecks":[{"title":"Property Sales Certification","body":"The seller must obtain Philadelphia’s certificate showing the base zoning, last use in the zoning record, and open violations. The City warns that it does not prove Building Code occupancy or show zoning overlays.","action":"Obtain the fresh certificate and compare it with the CO, permits, and Atlas overlays.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-property-sales-certification/"},{"title":"Date-effective City Property Payoff","body":"The Tax Center Property Payoff covers Real Estate Tax, Commercial Trash, and L&I abatement-work invoices. Philadelphia says it does not include business-tax debts or liens, water and sewer charges, or fines for code violations.","action":"Request the City statement effective through settlement; read every period and invoice.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"title":"Professional title and water-lien searches","body":"OPA ownership, deed summaries, and a zero tax balance are not clear title. Mortgages, judgments, municipal claims, water liens, easements, heirs, and other encumbrances require separate searches.","action":"Use a Pennsylvania lawyer/title company and obtain owner’s title insurance; order the separate water search/payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-04-07-why-title-insurance-is-your-best-friend-when-buying-a-home-in-philadelphia/","secondaryUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/services/water-gas-utilities/pay-or-dispute-a-water-bill/resolve-water-liens-judgments/"},{"title":"Seller-specific tax relief is not the buyer’s bill","body":"LOOP and low-income or senior Real Estate Tax freezes depend on the qualifying owner and continued program eligibility; a buyer cannot assume the seller’s capped or frozen bill continues. A separately verified property abatement often remains with the property for its remaining term, but program-specific new-owner filing, use, and tax-compliance conditions still must be confirmed—not inferred from the reduced assessment alone.","action":"Have Revenue or OPA identify every current benefit, model the buyer’s bill without seller-specific relief, and confirm any verified abatement in writing.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/payment-plans-and-assistance-programs/income-based-programs-for-residents/apply-for-the-longtime-owner-occupants-program-loop/","secondaryUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/tax-freeze/"},{"title":"Seller disclosure and independent inspections","body":"For a covered Pennsylvania residential transfer, obtain the statutory seller disclosure. It reports the seller’s knowledge; it is not a warranty, title search, code review, or substitute for inspections.","action":"Have the agreement and disclosure reviewed for this transaction’s coverage and exceptions.","url":"https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/department-and-offices/bpoa/boards-commissions/real-estate-commission"}]}